Remembering Beth Brett: A Conversation between Beth's Sister and Daughter
March 16 is the sixteenth anniversary of the death of Beth Brett, my sister, and mother to Pippa. On the eighth anniversary of her death,...
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Belle Brett
- Mar 11, 2019
- 3 min
The Writer and Home Renovation Envy
On the cold, dark days of winter, with snow and ice on the ground, I achieve my daily 10,000 Fitbit steps by jogging (slowly) in front of...
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Belle Brett
- Jan 15, 2019
- 6 min
Truth or Fiction in Gina in the Floating World
I’m always intrigued by those films that are “inspired by” or “based on” true events. As a writer who likes to use my own life as a...
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Belle Brett
- Nov 21, 2018
- 4 min
Thanks to Parents Everywhere for Providing Fodder for Fiction
Thanksgiving is a time when families, for better or worse, come together. This holiday prompted me to consider how important families are...
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Belle Brett
- Oct 24, 2018
- 8 min
Reliving My Book Launch Presentaton: The Evolution of My Novel
For those of you who missed my book launch at Porter Square Books on October 2, 2018, I present below the text of my presentation. In...
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Belle Brett
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
Gaijin Women in Japan: Five Novels
After writing the first draft of Gina in the Floating World, I searched for other novels set in Japan with a young, female, and gaijin...
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Belle Brett
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
1981
(Image from Amazon.com) It may feel like an arbitrary year, but I chose 1981 quite intentionally as the year in which Gina in the...
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Belle Brett with Cheryl Suchors
- May 8, 2018
- 8 min
How I Write
Cheryl Suchors, author of the inspiring memoir of adventure and persistence--48 Peaks: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains (She...
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Belle Brett
- Apr 2, 2018
- 6 min
The Ever-Evolving Beginning
Writing is all about revision, and Gina in the Floating World is no exception. I have shredded and re-crafted it numerous times. Although...
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